Romance archive
This post is underwritten by Microsoft, which took me this time to the Garden Isle of Kauai and the paradisical little town of Hanalei. Here's a treat for Hawaii hotel freaks -- a before and after series. Here's the…
Aloha again from the Valley Isle. This trip, as by now you realized, is underwritten by Steve Balmer and the folks at Microsoft. Thanks! So, an easy walk from the center of Lahaina town, the whaling village turned charming…
This post is brought to you by Microsoft, which generously sponsored my trip to Maui (indirectly, of course). When you see the Mobile Post icon, you know I'm posting somewhere in Hawaii. Look closely. Here's a picture of Wailea…
Family crashed as the Kahala for a 4-night stay two weeks ago and got lucky enough to snag one of the newly renovated rooms at the classic resort which had been struggling of late, according to many online posters. A…
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One of my favorite Maui memories involved a supreme chocolate desert and a snifter of port at the old Bay Club in Kapalua, Maui. The restaurant is perhaps the most romantic setting in all of the islands, with an open-air…
A mahalo hat tip to my favorite local girl style maven HapaHale.com for tipping me to the new bridal collection by Hollywood fave Tamara Katz who cuts her rags from a studio on the Hana Highway in Paia (she's married…
This story covers the rapid decline in the number of Japanese visitor weddings in Hawaii. There is a silver cloud, of course. Now it should be much easier to nail down the perfect date at that wedding chapel formerly dominated…
A kinda funny dispute has cropped up between dueling publications, Honeymoon Review Guide and Modern Bride. Modern Bride dropped a bomb with its recent poll finding that Hawaii was no longer the top honeymoon destination for American brides. That honor…
The country singer legend took a private tour of the Parker Ranch on the Big Island, the largest (really!) working cattle ranch in the country and one of the last bastions of the paniolo lifestyle (although this paniolo stuff is…
The view from the lobby at the Princeville Resort is perhaps one of the most iconic in Hawaii, with the broad crescent of Hanalei Bay unfurling and waterfall-flecked Mount Waialeale in the distance. The rooms, on the other hand, have,…
